Eli Gillman

Eli Gillman

Montana Grizzlies – No. 10
Position	Running back
Class	Sophomore
Personal information
Born:	Cokato, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	208 lb (94 kg)
Career history
College	Montana (2022–present)
High school	Dassel-Cokato (Cokato)
Career highlights and awards
Jerry Rice Award (2023) First-team Freshman All-America (2023) Second-team All-Big Sky (2023) Academic All-Big Sky (2023) First-team All-SWAC (2022)
Stats at ESPN

Eli Gillman is an American college football running back for the Montana Grizzlies. He won the 2023 Jerry Rice Award.

High school career

Gillman attended Dassel-Cokato Senior High in Cokato, Minnesota. As a senior, Gillman had 43 touchdowns and ran for more than 1,900 yards before committing to play college football at the University of Montana. He also held offers from Central Michigan, Northern Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Georgetown, and Dartmouth.[1]

He helped lead his high school team, Dassel Cokato, to its first state championship.[2]

College career

He had the most rushing yards by a freshman in the University of Montana's history and won the Jerry Rice Award.[3] He also had the longest touchdown run in the program's history.[4]

His sophomore year he racked up 175 yards and a touchdown in a win over Western Carolina.[5] For the season he has more than a thousand yards rushing and 15 rushing touchdowns.[6]

Statistics

Season	Games		Receiving				Rushing				Punt Returns				Kick Returns
	GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
2022	2	0	1	5	5.0	0	8	65	8.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	15	15	19	140	7.4	0	194	968	5.0	12	0	0	0	0	2	34	17	0
2024	13	13	18	176	9.8	2	157	1,092	7.0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career[7]	30	30	38	321	8.4	2	359	2,125	5.9	28	0	0	0	0	2	34	17	0

References

1. "2024 Football Roster - Eli Gillman". gogriz.com. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
2. "Eli Gillman - Football". University of Montana Athletics.
3. "Montana running back Eli Gillman wins Jerry Rice Award". MontanaSports.com (MTSPX). December 6, 2023.
4. "Montana Grizzlies running back Eli Gillman puts together a freshman season for the ages". 30 December 2023.
5. "Montana running back Eli Gillman takes Big Sky Conference offensive player of the week honors". MontanaSports.com (MTSPX). September 23, 2024.
6. "Eli Gillman - Montana Grizzlies Running Back". ESPN.
7. "Eli Gillman Career Stats - NCAAF". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2024.